PauloV

Having lots of modules, plugins, and features is only nice if you actually need them.  If WHMCS does something that Blesta doesn't, and you actually *need* that feature... then go for it.  Use WHMCS.  (And be sure to let the Blesta developers know about the feature you needed, so they can be aware of it.)
 
Otherwise... if you don't actually need all those features and functions that WHMCS has... it is just software bloat and adds no real value to your business.  In that case, then you should choose the software that meets your needs, and gives you the best sense of trust and partnership. 
Do you trust the WHMCS company?  Do they seem like the kind of company you want to rely on for the most important and critical part of your business?  (Billing, customer management, etc...)
 
Software features is just one part of making the decision.  If you don't actually *need* the many features included with WHMCS, then why include those features in your decision?
 
 

Good points, electric. You've highlighted exactly why we've designed Blesta to be so modular and customizable.
Of course, I'm always surprised when people say Blesta is basic or simple, or otherwise lacking in features when compared to some other systems. It makes me smile, knowing we did a good job with not overwhelming the user. But it also means we may not be conveying all of the features of Blesta to users that are used to systems that have cut corners.
Take for example service terms. Most systems support one time, monthly, bimonthly, annually, and biannually. Blesta supports hundreds of thousands of possible terms!
Other systems supporting only email delivery of invoices. Blesta supports email, fax, and postal mail (yes, invoices that actually fit into double-windowed envelopes and can be printed through Blesta or mailed directly from Blesta)
Other systems have a basic API that was added as an after thought. Blesta's API automatically grows with every release, and with every plugin installed.
Multi-company,... the list goes on.
While I can definitely see how someone used to another system might notice some things currently unavailable, the net result is Blesta is more featureful overall; and growing daily.

Well the Blesta guys are developing one but they are re-writing (editing) the domain side to make it much better for everyone and I believe OpenSRS is going to be released with it.

Myself and Paul was talking about the demo and I ended up buying a cool domain, which now will allow users to see both 2.5 and 3.2 in action. I'll keep an eye on it and will update the 3.2.x to any beta's that come out so you can try them out if you don't have a license direct with Blesta.
 
visit: http://licensedemo.com/

Hello, 
 
Open the file "plugins/live_chat/views/default/client_live_chat_include.pdt"   on line 10 change from:   po.src = '<?php echo $blc_route;?>plugins/live_chat/vendors/blc/index.php/chat/getstatus/(click)/internal/(position)/bottom_right/(top)/350/(units)/pixels/(leaveamessage)/true?r='+refferer+'&l='+location; to:   po.src = '<?php echo $blc_route;?>plugins/live_chat/vendors/blc/index.php/fr/chat/getstatus/(click)/internal/(position)/bottom_right/(top)/350/(units)/pixels/(leaveamessage)/true?r='+refferer+'&l='+location; You can see the diference betwin the two?
 
The language is changed here :
 
po.src = '<?php echo $blc_route;?>plugins/live_chat/vendors/blc/index.php/fr/chat/getstatus/(click)/internal/(position)/bottom_right/(top)/350/(units)/pixels/(leaveamessage)/true?r='+refferer+'&l='+location;
 
in your case we changed to fr for french
 
I will try to automatize the change in the next release
 
 

There must be an error someplace, try the following --
 
Turn on error reporting. To enable error reporting, edit /config/blesta.php and change
  Configure::errorReporting(0);   to   Configure::errorReporting(-1);   Then open /plugins/import_managers/components/migrators/blesta/2.5/blesta2_5.php and change (lines 199-201 Note! Line #'s may be a little different):             //echo $e->getMessage();
            //echo $e->getTraceAsString();
            //continue; to:             echo $e->getMessage();
            echo $e->getTraceAsString();
            die; And then let us know if you get any errors. There may be something that's hanging these up from being imported that's different than anything we've encountered yet. Knowing why the import failed will help determine the fix.

I think the solution is to uncheck the box on the domain package page and restrict that package after the import is done.  Then I'm going to create a new package for all of the domains to sort of start over fresh.
 
I am excited to see this new domain module in v3.3 though.

thanks i was just see it .
i have thinked is completly new plugin from scratch . is like an integrator of BLC script .
the script is great and the way you have implement it in blesta is great .
(your code has helped me in some of my new plugins

Oh yeah there's no changes to the client view, my mistake

Mate you should have two download links:
 
3.1.x: download link
3.2.x Beta: download link.
 
Some people won't be migrating over yet so you'll loose a customer base.

New updated version that supports 3.2 Booststrap theme (you can install on 3.1.X or above, you will not loose any configurations), with some modifications and fixes (updated 01-05-2014)
 
This the first Release Candidate for Blesta Live Chat. Please test, and if you find any bugs please tell us to fix it so we can go "Stable"
 
See first post.
 
Regards,
PV

I believe what you're recommending is part of CORE-828. The idea is persistence across upgrades. You add your CSS, Javascript overrides and when you upgrade those still exist.
 
What I'd recommend doing in 3.2 b1 now is to edit the structure.pdt file and link your custom CSS. Then, when you upgrade you'll just have to add the link to your custom CSS back to structure.pdt. After CORE-828 is implemented, you obviously wouldn't have to do this.
 
Keep in mind though, all the colors can be changed under Look and Feel in the settings, admin and client themes. Creating your own color scheme is the quickest way to get up and running with something that at least matches your website. I think of there being 3 levels of customization.
 
1. Change the theme, or create a custom theme in Settings > Look and Feel. (Simplest)
2. Override some CSS styles (edit structure.pdt and add your custom CSS override file) (More difficult)
3. Copy the template directory, rename it and go nuts. In 3.2 b1 you can select the new templates under Look and Feel > Templates. (Most difficult)

Lol, no problem, its normal
 
Now its time to start to make integration to 3.2 Next week we eill trie to release the new version for 3.2

We considered this when we first created the Support Manager, but it was not possible to add this dashboard integration at that time due to various limitations. We'll revisit this again in the future.
 
FYI, threads in the Beta forums will be inaccessible after the beta is over, so feature requests like this may be better suited to the Feature Requests forum.

Currently client dashboard has only three sections for Invoices, Services, Transactions like on the screenshot. Do you, guys, think it would be more convenient for the clients to see summary, status of everything, including tickets, at once place?

We are going to add that option on the next release of the Support Manager Pro along with more new features

Just to say to all Blesta Coders of 3.2
 
Great Work   
just Love it   

Version 3.2.0-b1 is now available. You can download it in the Client Area.

This is a BETA feature release. This release is not considered stable enough for production use. Please report any bugs in the 3.2 beta bug forum.
 
Installing Blesta
 
See Installing Blesta in the User Manual for instructions.
 
Upgrading Blesta

See Upgrading Blesta in the User Manual for instructions.

Release Notes
 
See Blesta Core - Version 3.2.0-b1.

For older releases see all Change Logs.

Easy mistake mate, I've done that before myself

This is an easy plugin , but have to built a "News" Plugin with the extra options to populate to Twitter and Facebook.
 
We are going to make it, (we have built one for WHMCS that Post to Twitter and Facebook wen we post to the "News" section)
 
We have now a list of new plugins and modules to release in the next weeks
 
- Module: Blesta Universal Domain Registrar (the process will be similar to Universal Blesta Module, but more easy to config and just for Domains)
- Plugin: Blesta Bookmarks (A Plugin to easily add Links to the Menu (Admin and/or Client Side) for External or Internal content with public and private notes)
- Plugin: Blesta CSF Unlock (for cPanel and Directadmin)
- Plugin: Blesta News (to easely publish news and with the options to populate to Facebook and Twitter)
 
Is going to be a busy month after 3.2 release lol

This is an easy plugin , but have to built a "News" Plugin with the extra options to populate to Twitter and Facebook.
 
We are going to make it, (we have built one for WHMCS that Post to Twitter and Facebook wen we post to the "News" section)
 
We have now a list of new plugins and modules to release in the next weeks
 
- Module: Blesta Universal Domain Registrar (the process will be similar to Universal Blesta Module, but more easy to config and just for Domains)
- Plugin: Blesta Bookmarks (A Plugin to easily add Links to the Menu (Admin and/or Client Side) for External or Internal content with public and private notes)
- Plugin: Blesta CSF Unlock (for cPanel and Directadmin)
- Plugin: Blesta News (to easely publish news and with the options to populate to Facebook and Twitter)
 
Is going to be a busy month after 3.2 release lol

This is an easy plugin , but have to built a "News" Plugin with the extra options to populate to Twitter and Facebook.
 
We are going to make it, (we have built one for WHMCS that Post to Twitter and Facebook wen we post to the "News" section)
 
We have now a list of new plugins and modules to release in the next weeks
 
- Module: Blesta Universal Domain Registrar (the process will be similar to Universal Blesta Module, but more easy to config and just for Domains)
- Plugin: Blesta Bookmarks (A Plugin to easily add Links to the Menu (Admin and/or Client Side) for External or Internal content with public and private notes)
- Plugin: Blesta CSF Unlock (for cPanel and Directadmin)
- Plugin: Blesta News (to easely publish news and with the options to populate to Facebook and Twitter)
 
Is going to be a busy month after 3.2 release lol

Ah, the two points you described haven't been updated for v3.2, at least not with respect to the admin interface. We have a task, CORE-768, to set a loading icon for ajax requests, but it's currently incomplete and likely won't be in v3.2.

If all goes well, that will probably be tomorrow afternoon.

The domain plugin belongs to CORE-818. I've added a note to the task regarding domain privacy. The plugin would likely give the client the ability to disable and re-enable privacy protection as is often necessary (when purchasing an SSL certificate that requires verification for example). The price and ability to purchase the privacy protection would likely be set up through a configurable option, and the module / plugin would provision it automatically.